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1T-Nerd t1_ja4dg1v wrote

This is the advice you need. Landscapers/Plow companies are all in high demand and will remain so for the foreseeable future here in Vermont. Obviously, you can wait till next season to find a different provider but the season won't be over for a few more months so present your issues like the above commenter writes and you'll be fine. If you do reach out to the provider ask them to avoid sanding/plowing certain sections and you'll handle the rest through shoveling or sanding. Problem solved.

It is easy to forget the men/women who drive these trucks are spending long hours in terrible weather conditions providing an under appreciated at times service for us all so we may avoid snow blowing/shoveling. Hiring a company to plow or sand my driveway sounds like a dream. However, my reality is that my driveway is ancient and a plow truck would make mince meat of it. This is not the fault of the plow or the plow driver but due to the age of my driveway.

Here is my judgmental take: If I had a "rare car" like you write in later comments below I'd find a garage to park it in for the season rather than expose it to the New England roads at winter time. If I don't want or can't do that then I accept like an adult the risk of my "rare car" getting the wear and tear which comes with driving in New England winters.

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